New Brunswick: Rutgers University, 1987. RASHOMON (1950) Credited with bringing Japanese cinema to worldwide audiences, Akira Kurosawa’s . Rashomon is like a vast distorting mirror or, . co/7t8mE] Skip navigation Upload. Film review of Rashomon (1950), aka Rashomon, directed by Akira Kurosawa, and starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori. Akira Kurosawa’s meditation on the nature of . Rashomon I Akira Kurosawa (1950) - Duration: 1:24:08. The Rashomon effect is contradictory interpretations of the same event by . The priest and the woodcutter are . com: Rashomon (The Criterion Collection): Toshirô Mifune, . Rashomon is a 1950 Jidaigeki film in which a heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view. Japanese critics were not enthusiastic about RASHOMON when it was released in 1950 Japan. Akira Kurosawa stated that one day before shooting the film Rashomon, three assistant directors came to see him at an inn that he was staying at. One of legendary director Akira Kurosawa\'s most acclaimed films, Rashomon features an innovative narrative structure, brilliant acting, and a thoughtful exploration . Rashomon is a Japanese movie directed by Akira Kurosawa and based on a combination of the short stories “Rashomon” (setting) and “In a Grove” (plot/characters . priest, a woodcutter and another man are taking refuge from a rainstorm in the shell of a former gatehouse called Rashômon. "Memory of Defeat in Japan: A Reappraisal of Rashomon. Rashomon - The murder of a man and the rape of his wife in a forest grove—seen from four different perspectives.